39.6% ▲ +21.5%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.6%
- 2016: 36.1%
- 2021: 39.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Warwick · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Warwick
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer people in Warwick have completed high school or university than in most other areas, reflecting a workforce built on practical skills. Just 39.6% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This trend continues into higher education, where bachelor degrees are much less common than in the rest of the state.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is far below the state and national figures, with only 39.6% of people finishing Year 12. In contrast, 30.3% of residents list Year 10 as their highest level of schooling.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Warwick, the largest group is Year 12 at 43%, followed by Year 10 (33%) and Year 9 or below (16%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Practical qualifications are common here, with 39.8% of people holding a Certificate III or IV. However, only 10.5% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the Australian average of 26.3%.
10.5% ▲ +27.8%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.2%
- 2016: 9.0%
- 2021: 10.5%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →In Warwick, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 52%; Bachelor degree is next at 19%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are Management and Commerce at 15%, followed by Engineering and related fields at 14.3%. Society and culture, health, and education also make up a significant share of qualifications.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Warwick has 10 schools within 3 kilometres, which is more than about 82% of similar areas. Half of these are government schools, while the typical school size of 330 students is around the middle for this level.
4.45
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
10
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools serving the area — within 3 km of small areas, or inside larger ones. A measure of access (catchments overlap, so don't add it across areas).
330
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
955
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Warwick
10 schools — 3,303 students, average ICSEA 955.
By sector: Government 5 · Independent 3 · Catholic 2
By type: Primary 5 · Combined 3 · Secondary 2
| Warwick East State School, Warwick | Government | Primary | 0.4 km | 237 | 923 |
| Warwick Central State School, Warwick | Government | Primary | 0.5 km | 155 | 863 |
| Warwick State High School, Warwick | Government | Secondary | 0.6 km | 702 | 920 |
| St Mary's School, Warwick | Catholic | Primary | 0.7 km | 321 | 1,002 |
| The SCOTS PGC College, Warwick | Independent | Combined | 1.2 km | 470 | 1,008 |
| Assumption College, Warwick | Catholic | Secondary | 1.2 km | 444 | 994 |
| Warwick Christian College, Warwick | Independent | Combined | 1.5 km | 183 | 971 |
| The School of Total Education, Warwick | Independent | Combined | 1.7 km | 122 | 985 |
| Glennie Heights State School, Warwick | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 139 | 860 |
| Warwick West State School, Warwick | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 530 | 949 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Warwick [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33000/warwick/topic/education